Does anyone out there have hand tremours from taking ecstacy? I'm worried I have Parkinson's or nerve damage..

Question

I was a dumb college kid when I did it...I haven't taken it in like 4 or 5 years. I only took it a maybe 10 times over a period of about a year or 2. One night i took it at a rave and after i went home and slept i woke up shaking all over. my hands shake ever since. Sometimes my head twitches. I would like to go see a neurologist soon, but i have **** health insurance and in the past i have put it off because I'm scared to find out whats wrong with me. So i'm just interested in anyone's input that maybe is going thru something similiar or who has been diagnosed....

also..i do not have any gait trouble or muscle ridgity...sometimes i feel like my thought process is affected however....and i'd like to state that i have never taken it again and always warn people about what happened to me so that they do not try it. it makes me sick to think i used to take it at all. however, unfortunately at the time i was like 19 or 20, naive and depressed.

Answer 1

you answered your own question. Of course you have nerve damage & cell damage &...
Try water & an asperin if you are in "pain". The nerve damage is from the drugs you take that are so called "non harmful". They cause cell deterioration & chemical breakdown along with a hundred other things.
Check out this site. May make you think twice about taking this crap
http://www.maps.org/media/ricaurte-mccann.html
Assessing long-term effects of MDMA (Ecstasy)
George Ricaurte and Una McCann
Lancet, 358(9296): 1831
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The synthetic psychostimulant 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") has a structural resemblance not only to amphetamine, but also to the hallucinogen, mescaline. These similarities, at least in part, probably account for its unique blend of psychomotor stimulation and mild psychedelic action.1 Despite the rapidly increasing recreational use of MDMA, both in the USA2 and western Europe,3 little is known about its pharmacology, although most experts suspect that, like other amphetamine derivatives, MDMA acts indirectly, primarily by stimulating the release of monoamines, such as dopamine and serotonin.4 The intriguing possibility that MDMA may have a novel mechanism of action, however, should not be overlooked.

Although much remains to be learned about the pharmacology of MDMA, a great deal is now known about its toxicology, largely because detailed studies in animals have shown that MDMA is a potent serotonin neurotoxin.4,5 There are also reports that MDMA produces serotonin neurotoxic effects in human beings.6-10 The report by Liesbeth Reneman and colleagues in this issue of The Lancet raises the interesting possibility that there may be differences between men and women in the long-term effects of MDMA on serotonin neurons, an issue that has not been explored in animals. In particular, on the basis of findings obtained with single-photon-emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging and the radioligand 123iodine-2ß-carbomethoxy-3ß- (4-iodophenyl)tropane ([123I]ß-CIT), which binds to serotonin and dopamine transporters, the researchers conclude that women may be more susceptible than men to MDMA-induced serotonin neural injury. This conclusion is intriguing but must be viewed with caution because if people who meet criteria for major depression are excluded from their analyses (a reasonable approach given the role of serotonin in depression) then there are only four women in two of the MDMA groups and only six women in the control group.

Answer 2

ecstacy does not cause parkinsons. However, it can cause nerve damage.

Ecstacy causes a complete and immediate release of seratonin from nerve receptors in the brain. This causes the euphoric feeling you get, it also causes the depressive symptoms that follow while your receptors replenish their supply of seratonin. taking ecstacy too often (and in my opinion, once is too often, but thats for you to decide) can cause the seratonin production to be stymied or stopped completely. The result of this is a loss of motor control, severe depression, and lethargy.

If you actually suffer from all three of these symptoms, I would recommend seeing a psychologist and perhaps taking a seratonin inhibitor. Believe it or not, chemically inhibiting the creation of seratonin can actually make your nerve receptors stronger and could reverse the affects (after you stop taking the inhibitors, a doctor will have to monitor you to know what the proper dosage is and when to stop taking that dosage).

Answer 3

You may have some nerve damage. Usually people are much older when they have Parkinson's Disease, but not always. There are many other symptoms to Parkinson's than tremor. There is muscle rigidity and gait trouble. If the only symptom you have is a tremor, I doubt if it is Parkinson's Disease. Please get checked out by a doctor and PLEASE stop taking Ecstasy.

Answer 4

When's Dr. Muffin Taking Off Her Shirt?? I'll Take Off My Tank Yop....!!

Answer 5

How long ago did you take ecstacy? Look it up in erowid's vaults http://www.erowid.org This site will tell you all you need to know about any type of psychoactive drug, whether it be dosage, side effects, long term effect, etc.

Answer 6

why would you take ecstasy, that stuff eats your spinal fluid,you wont get that back.so thats probably why you have hand tremors......or you could have parkinsons....good luck